Overview
Director - Primary Rating Structured Finance | Scope Group
Team: Team Head Recruiting, Development & People Processes | Leadership Development
The Director takes part in and leads, in complete autonomy, credit rating committees for the assignment and, occasionally, monitoring of structured finance ratings. The position involves analyzing complex structured finance transactions, developing and maintaining credit rating methodologies, and writing insightful credit research related to the structured finance sector. The Director also mentors less experienced analysts, leads operational review visits, and participates in investor, issuer and arranger meetings and calls. This role offers a long-term career path for high-performing analysts with opportunities to develop analytical skills.
Responsibilities
* Takes a leading role in the development of Scope’s analytical capabilities and methodologies
* Analyses, as a lead analyst, structured finance transactions to assign credit ratings on all types of structured finance instruments
* Provides guidance to more junior analysts to pass on knowledge and increase the output of the team
* Acts as communication point-of-contact between Scope Ratings and clients when methodologies and analytical capabilities have to be explained
* Conducts discussions with clients, investors, the media and other market participants, and gives presentations, explanations and briefings at a highly professional level
* Produces high-quality, insightful and forward-looking research and analytical comments on a timely basis
* Collaborates with teams to ensure robust credit analysis and documentation review
Qualifications
* At least 7 years of experience in the structured finance sector or closely related sectors
* Master's degree in finance, banking, economics, statistics, mathematics, or equivalent qualification
* Strong analytical skills with a solid understanding of financial markets and credit
* Extensive knowledge of a few structured finance industry segments and geographical markets, including expertise in asset, counterparty and structural analysis, as well as cash flow modelling and documentation review
* Good knowledge of the different legal frameworks for securitisation in the main European jurisdictions as well as of European banking regulatory and legal frameworks
* Sound understanding of quantitative tools specific to the analysis of structured finance transactions
* Team player with excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
* Multi-cultural, collaborative, self-starter, versatile, inquisitive and detail-oriented personality
* Ability to meet deadlines and motivate others to do the same
* Fluency in at least one major language in addition to English
What we want to see
* Copy of university degrees and certificates
* Criminal record certificate (can be provided at a later date)
* At least 3 letters of reference (can be provided at a later date)
About Scope
Scope Ratings GmbH is part of Scope Group with headquarters in Berlin and offices in Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan, Oslo and Paris. As the leading European credit rating agency, the company specialises in the analysis and ratings of financial institutions, corporates, structured finance, project finance and public finance. Scope Ratings’ credit risk analysis is opinion-driven, forward-looking and non-mechanistic, an approach that adds to a greater diversity of opinion for institutional investors. Scope Ratings is a credit rating agency registered in accordance with the EU rating regulation and operating in the European Union with ECAI status.
Diversity & Inclusion
At Scope Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with respect and fairness. We embrace people from all backgrounds, regardless of culture, ethnicity and gender. We ensure that our application processes are free from discrimination. By valuing each individual's unique background and perspectives, we strive to create an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute their best. Our dedication to equality and inclusivity reflects our belief that diversity drives innovation and success.
Seniority level
* Director
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Analyst
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